After some consideration, I've come to the conclusion that the price of this tier needs to increase by just a bit.
I've had the $1 price tag on the lowest tier for many years, despite the lowest recommended price by patreon being $3. Also, if I'm being completely honest, I feel that the amount of content I've made available throughout that time has been more than substantial for that price tag. Times have gotten a bit harder.
The price increase won't be for nothing. With the addition of the increase in price, I will also add a character request thread for tier 1 users to make requests. I will open this on Monday, and it will be open for four days going forward as with other request threads. The price change from $1 to $3 will also happen on Monday.